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Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2017-08-22 10:22:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:6956180
RAMALLAH, Aug 22 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed on Tuesday the precincts of Al Aqsa Mosque under strict security by Israeli elite forces. The Awqaf Ministry in Al Quds said that the storming operations took place from Al Maghareba Gate where the ....
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Yemen blames Iran for war, says it can't be part of solution
Date: 2017-08-22 10:19:30 GMT - Yemen - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:6956089
SANAA, Aug 22 (MENA) - Yemen's foreign minister blamed Iran and its support for Houthi Shiite rebels for causing the country's civil war and said it can't be part of the solution. Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi said at a press conference that Iranian ....
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AL chief lauds Cairo statement on activating Arab peace initiative
Date: 2017-08-22 10:07:27 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:6956121
CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Tuesday welcomed a statement issued by the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Palestine after a Cairo meeting earlier this week. The statement by the three top diplomats ....
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US delegates have no vision regarding Palestinian issue -- PLO official
Date: 2017-08-22 09:53:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:6956105
RAMALLAH, Aug 22 (MENA) - Member of the PLO Central Committee Azzam al Ahmad on Tuesday said that the Palestinian leadership sees that the visit by a US delegation to the region carries no clear vision regarding the Palestinian issue. In press ....
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OIC says committed to preserving Al Quds identity
Date: 2017-08-21 17:27:14 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:6955327
CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Monday it is committed to protecting the Arab and Islamic identity of Al Quds amid continued Israeli violations in the city. "The safety of the holy sites in Al Quds is ....
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Israeli occupation has no sovereignty over al Aqsa: Fatah
Date: 2017-08-21 13:15:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:6954720
RAMALLAH, Aug 21 (MENA) - Fatah movement stressed on Monday that Israeli occupation has no supremacy over eastern Jerusalem including al Aqsa mosque. In a statement on the 48th anniversary of burning al Aqsa mosque, Fattah reaffirmed that al Quds ....
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Israeli forces to surround Beit El settlement in West Bank with wall
Date: 2017-08-21 13:08:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:6954744
RAMALLAH, Aug 21 (MENA) - Israel decided on Monday to surround Beit El settlement in northern Ramallah with a wall to separate it from El Galzoun camp and other Palestinian districts. The move comes upon an order by Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor ....
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3 Palestinians injured in clashes in Ain al Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon
Date: 2017-08-21 11:01:14 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:6954394
BEIRUT, Aug 21 (MENA) – Three Palestinians were injured during clashes in Ain al Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon between the Palestinian forces and Fatah Movement on one side and two extremist groups on the other. Machine guns and missile ....
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Israel threatens to demolish houses in Al Quds
Date: 2017-08-21 10:03:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:6954368
RAMALLAH, Aug 21 (MENA) - Israeli bulldozers demolished a kindergarten and seized all its contents at Jabal Al Baba district in Al Eizariya town in southeastern Al Quds, Haaretz reported on Monday. Israeli civil administration in the occupied ....
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Palestinian cause not top priority of US administration: PLO member
Date: 2017-08-21 09:40:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:6954252
RAMALLAH, Aug 21 (MENA) – Member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Ahmad Majdalani said that the Palestinian cause is not a priority of the US administration. There are no indicators that a visit by a US ....